Gabriella Marquez, Author at Disability Belongs

RespectAbility Testimony for NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology US Department of Commerce

RespectAbility Responds to Request for Ideas on Promoting Access for Voters with Disabilities

Gabriella Marquez Jul 19, 2021 News, Policy, Testimony 1 comment

Washington, D.C., July 19 – Last week, RespectAbility submitted comments to the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Request for Information (RFI) regarding voting access for voters with disabilities. This RFI comes after President Biden signed an Executive Order on Promoting Access to Voting in March of this year. Within the Executive Order, President Biden [click to continue...]

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Bipartisan Bill Helps Americans with Disabilities Seek Work without Losing Benefits

Gabriella Marquez Jul 9, 2021 News, Policy 1 comment

Washington D.C, July 9 – On June 17, 2021, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced the Work Without Worry Act. This piece of legislation would allow Americans with disabilities to take on employment opportunities without the fear of losing higher Social Security benefits. Currently, if an adult has a disability that began [click to continue...]